Family Fun at the Tennessee State Fair

Friday, September 27, 2013

Disclosure : I am a member of the Tennessee State Fair's
blogger outreach program and received complimentary tickets to facilitate this
post.

Saturday, September 14th couldn’t have been more
picture perfect here in middle Tennessee. It was a warm, almost
fall day where you want to spend as much time as possible outside. Thankfully
for us, we had the Tennessee State Fair to attend.

If you haven’t been to the Tennessee State Fair in a while,
boy, are you missing out! First of all, the venue is huge with all sorts of
events to attend. The online scheduler was a handy tool for us. Still, we got
sided tracked by another event and wound up missing Hedrick’s racing pigs!

Even though we missed those cute pigs, we got to meet a real
sweet young lady and her Black Ram Yearling.

This is Savannah Williams and her ram Lovey

She was kind enough to let me take her picture. Even Lovey
liked me and decided it would be okay for me to take a photo or two.

I think Lovey Likes us

They went on to win first place in the Ram yearling event!

Lovey wasn’t the only animal we got to meet. There was sweet
Caesar, the softest, sweetest rabbit we've ever petted.

We love Caesar

My youngest daughter
wanted to adopt Caesar. My oldest daughter would have settled for any of the
rabbits there. But, it wasn’t in the cards.

Next up, we walked through the calves and cows and found
ourselves in the poultry building. I can’t
remember the last time I saw so many roosters and hens and fowl of every type
in one building like this. Tennesseans showed up and brought their best animals
to the fair for our enjoyment and for a prized ribbon or two.

After having our fill of the sights sounds and smells of the
critters, we made into the Creative Arts Building. We found all manner of
creative arts being represented.

Here
are a few pictures of our favorites:

Unique Batman Quilt

Beautiful Aloe Vera Plant

Beautiful dress

Finally, before the
kids burst, we went to the ride section, or Thrill zone. There were a lot of rides to choose from this
year. The Ferris wheel, a fair favorite no matter where you live,
was a must. The Tennessee State Fair placed the Ferris wheel up high on the
hill, so when you are on it, you got a beautiful 360 degree view of Nashville.

Best seat in the place- On this Ferris Wheel

The girl’s favorite ride was Mouse House. Calm enough to take the little ones on, with
just enough twists and turns to keep it fun for the big kids and adults riding
along.

My Husband loved Mega Drop and Fire Ball too. For me, my joy was in the watching all the happy people around my happy family. If life is getting you down- go to your state fair. It will take 20 years off you!

By now, we are getting hungry and thirsty and there were
tons of vendors to choose from serving up everything from corn dogs to turkey
legs and of course, funnel cakes!

Fair Food

We rode and walked and played and laughed our way through
the day and before we knew it, the crowds slowly started switching from family
and kids to the Saturday night couples and singles vibe and we knew it was time
to head home.

We didn’t get to see the entire fair, but that’s okay. We’ll be
back next year.

As we were walking back to the car, my husband was drawn to
the sound of racing cars. They look like a lot of fun to watch, so we are
thinking of bringing the girls up to a race.

Want to join us? The dates are below.

Let's go Racing boys!

Thanks Tennessee State Fair for giving us of super fun
Saturday! Has your state had it's big fair yet? Did you go? Leave a comment and give a shout out to your fair.

Disclosure : I am a member of the Tennessee State Fair's blogger outreach program and received complimentary tickets to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own.

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6 comments

I haven't been to the fair since I was in my twenties, until this year and I am so glad we went. The food, the rides, the people, the smell of the foods... it was all so much fun. I enjoyed your pictures and I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't pass up on petting the little furries. Great post!

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